Some changes in this week’s installment of the Power Rankings. I went against what most will have and kept my top two the same from last week. I just don’t see a need to put Seattle on top yet until they win on the road. If they go three-for-three to start the year then we can talk about putting them above Chicago and Columbus.The same almost goes to Chivas though for different reasons.

You may agree or disagree with these rankings, that’s your opinion. Feel free to let me know what your rankings would be if they differ from mine here. Just remember I keep things on performance based from week-to-week and also try to keep things in line for the whole season…early on is usually when we see the most movement here as teams sort themselves out in the early going.

Team	Rank (Last Week)	Record (W-L-T)	Comments
	1 (1)	0-0-2 2pts.	The own-goal was a killer but this club is still the one to beat right now. I know a lot of people won’t have them on top this week but I think the bar it still set at this club, though some clubs are rapidly approaching them.
	2 (2)	1-0-1 4 pts.	Not the best second week for the Fire but they did have a few guys missing against DC. But let’s not forget, four points in their first two road games, mostly without Blanco. I’m sure they will take that any day.
	3 (6)	2-0-0 6pts.	I have to admit, I hate having an expansion club this high but two dominate home wins can convince me. I still want to see how they handle a true road test, and next week they will get that against TFC in BMO Field.
	4 (7)	2-0-0 6 pts.	Two newbies for the AmeriGoats get the goals. Thing is they played a crappy defense on Sunday, I want to see them more against a Columbus or Chicago here before I really peg them as a true western contender. Saying that though my darkhorse is looking good.
	5 (5)	1-0-1 4 pts.	A patchwork lineup yet again looked pretty good against New York. Just like Chicago, four road points to kick off the season is not a bad thing at all when you think they are missing Taylor Twellman and Steve Ralston. Also, Kevin Alston is playing well above the pace of most rookies at this point.
	6 (4)	1-0-1 4 pts.	Normally four road points for this club would rise them up but when other clubs around them do a little better they get bumped down a bit. No worries though as the Reds have their home opener.
	7 (11)	1-1-0 3 pts.	I think it is safe to say that the Quakes will score their fair share of goals this year. The 15 minute stretch against the Dynamo was exciting. I do still have some concerns about their midfield though.
	8 (3)	0-1-1 1 pts.	Big drop due to the lack of defense on Saturday in San Jose. I wouldn’t be too worried though, the Quakes typically drop games like this early in the year.
	9 (13)	1-1-0 3 pt.	We knew the club could score here, it was just a matter of when and from who. Hopefully for Rapids fans Terry Cooke is back to his old self here this season. And it could be safe to say that Omar Cummings is on the verge of a solid season here too.
	10 (10)	0-0-1 1 pts.	No game, and no worries this week. Probably a good thing for Bruce Arena who used the time to get people healthy and get some rookies more time in practice.
	11 (12)	0-1-1 1 pts.	I’m still a little puzzled with this club. They are a streaky team to say the least. Inconsistent play will keep them out of the playoff picture though if they keep at this pace.
	12 (14)	0-1-1 1 pt.	They looked better this week but had it not been for an own-goal I really doubt they would have gotten on the board. For their sake they need Albert Celades in the line up sooner rather than later as their midfield continues to get out-done each week.
	13 (8)	0-1-0 0 pts.	They had their chances but in all honesty looked out classed by an expansion club. Sure the rust may have been there but this club just looks a lot like last year’s bunch (minus the playoff run), a very average club.
	14 (9)	0-2-0 0 pts.	Nothing to be impressed with here right now with the Wizards. Offensively they looked lost against a pretty average defense in Colorado and defensively they continue to get beat wide and with speed.
	15 (15)	0-2-0 0 pts.	The statement echoing through the press box on Sunday, “it’s going to be a long season here.”

Its getting about that time, time to put a crapper on this past week. I’ll have Power Rankings in the morning but I wanted to get the discussion for goal of the week up before hand. Not as many goals in week two but still a couple fantastic strikes. My vote is split between Seattle’s Fredy Montero and Colorado’s Terry Cooke. Both were absolutely great. Luciano Emilio’s goal wasn’t too shabby either.

You decide:

Fredy Montero:

Nate Jaqua:

Terry Cooke:

Chris Wondolowski:

Brad Davis:

Luciano Emilio:

Guillermo Barros Schelotto PK wasn't enough to beat TFC. (Getty Images)

Week number two is finally in the books here. We saw six games come and go with only a few goals this week to even mention. Loads of draws across the land early on Saturday, but the night came with the goals as the Seattle-RSL game and Houston-San Jose game saw more action than the first couple in the day.

So just what did week two bring us? A new saves leader in Kevin Hartman, an expansion club at the top of the standings, and a young Columbian leading all in goals scored (talk about a goal too!).

I try to be quick in my recaps here this year, since I don’t see every game it should be a bit easier to do so.

Columbus Crew 1 – 1 Toronto FC:

Say what you will about the result, you have to give it up to Toronto for getting four points out of their first two road games. I don’t believe last year’s squad would have come close to that. Their home opener next week will really give us a strong indication of how good they really are I think. Continue Reading…

It’s that time of the week, so that means one thing, weekend previews! A huge slate of games this weekend, a couple good rivalry games on the menu to discuss, and a couple interesting matchups out west. It really is a good weekend of soccer in Major League Soccer.

Last week the league kicked off with a pretty big bang up in Seattle, but I am sure week two won’t be any different with the Trillium Cup clash in Columbus.

As always feel free to post your predictions to this weekend’s games below. Continue Reading…